Bacillus Cereus catheter related bloodstream infection in a patient in a patient with acute lymphblastic leukemia | Zendy

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Bacillus Cereus catheter related bloodstream infection in a patient in a patient with acute lymphblastic leukemia

Author(s) -

Lütfiye Öksüz,

N Gürler,

Muharrem Müftüoǧlu,

FD Sargin,

SK Besisik

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 31

ISSN - 2035-3006

DOI - 10.4084/mjhid.2012.004

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , catheter , bacillus cereus , cereus , sepsis , blood culture , surgery , leukemia , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , antibiotics , genetics

Bacillus cereus infection is rarely associated with actual infection and for this reason single positive blood culture is usually regarded as contamination . However it may cause a number of infections, such catheter-related bloodstream infections. Significant catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) caused by Bacillus spp . are mainly due to B. cereus and have been predominantly reported in immunocompromised hosts. Catheter removal is generally advised for management of infection. In this report, catheter-related bacteremia caused by B. cereus in a patient with acute lymphoblast c leukemia (ALL) in Istanbul Medical Faculty was presented.

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